Wallabies had a dreadful season last year, we haven't won the Bledisloe since my nephew was 13. He's is now 28 and has 2 sons and a divorce.
he's in better shape than the ARU.
There is an imbalance here.
We spend too much money on too few players:
- Folau should have the fraud squad investigating him;
- Cheika chases Beale who has been hit and miss internationally for years;
- Pocock is being paid not to play;
- Foley would not make any NZ Super team;
- Ditto Phipps;
- QC (Quade Cooper) is out of sorts;
- DHP needs to be rested - seriously?
- Simmons is NRC level most of the time
- Skelton is a parody of a second rower
There's probably the best part of $5m in there.
Time spent cultivating fundamental skills using this money might well be better spent.
It could be spread thinly to keep kids in the game at 18 when they go to the carmakers cup usually for the $.
We have an upside down pyramid and that is an inherently unstable proposition.